April 2002 • Volume 8 • Number 4 |
State Department praises airlifts
The U.S. State Department has commended the AAFP for its work in bringing humanitarian aid to former Soviet republics through Physicians With Heart airlifts.
In a recent letter to AAFP President Warren Jones, M.D., of Ridgeland, Miss., Jerry Oberndorfer, the department's director of humanitarian programs to the newly independent states, said, "The AAFP has brought a medical component and personal touch to humanitarian assistance that is unparalleled in our experience."
Oberndorfer said the projects have aided in the "cultivation of a climate of responsiveness to the U.S. and democratic interests" throughout the newly independent states.
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